Dirk Nowitzki has been suspended for one game by the NBA for the punch he threw at Utah's Matt Harpring on Friday night.

Nowitzki will miss today's 2:30 p.m. game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The league informed the team early today of the punishment.

The incident happened with 9:48 left in the game. After a scrum under the basket, Nowitzki, who had grown tired of the physical nature of the Utah defense, flung his right arm at Harpring. The refs called a flagrant foul, penalty 2, and ejected Nowitzki after reviewing the tape and deeming that the punch he threw was with a closed fist.